Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Clark Five · 1966
Try Too Hard / All Night Long was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 12 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
ZSP113501-1B s s s sVariant 1: Run-out Side A, stamped (s etched)
ZSP113500-1B s s s sVariant 1: Run-out Side B, stamped (s etched)
ZSP113501-1B s sVariant 2: Run-out Side A, stamped (s etched)
ZSP113500-1B s sVariant 2: Run-out Side B, stamped (s etched)
ZSP113501-1D p 3A-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP113500-1C p 5B-Side Runout Etching
ZSP 113501A-Side Label
ZSP 113500B-Side Label
ZSP113501-1F T1 11A-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
ZSP113500-1A T1111B-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
ZSP113501-1E T1A-Side Runout Etching, Variant
ZSP113500-1A T1B-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
7XCA 28429 - 1URunout, Stamped, Side A, variant 1
7XCA 28430 - 1URunout, Stamped, Side B, variant 1
7XCA 28429-1U M KT 2Runout, Stamped, Side A, variant 2
7XCA 28430-1U H KT 1Runout, Stamped, Side B, variant 2
7XCA 28429 - 1URunout Side A
7XCA 28430 - 1URunout Side B
7XCA 28429Label Side A
7XCA 28430Label Side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records 72358First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Denmark | Columbia DB 7863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | Columbia C 23 198 / Columbia 45-DW 6443First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 310First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Japan | Odeon OR - 1521First year7" | 7" |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Columbia DB 7863First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10448First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | Columbia DB 7863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Columbia DB 7863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | Columbia DB 7863First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Epic 5-10004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Epic 5-10004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Epic 5-10004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Epic 5-10004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | UK | Columbia DB 7863First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 81737", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Try Too Hard / All Night Long are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 5-10004, released March 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10004, DB 7863, DO-4679, 72358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP113501-1B s s s s and ZSP113500-1B s s s s. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
